What is the Greatest Common Factor of 115 and 131?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 115 and 131 is 1.

GCF(115,131) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 115 and 131, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 115 and 131.

How to find the GCF of 115 and 131?

We will first find the prime factorization of 115 and 131. After we will calculate the factors of 115 and 131 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 115

Prime factors of 115 are 5, 23. Prime factorization of 115 in exponential form is:

115 = 5¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 131

Prime factors of 131 are 131. Prime factorization of 131 in exponential form is:

131 = 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 115

List of positive integer factors of 115 that divides 115 without a remainder.

1, 5, 23

Step-4: Factors of 131

List of positive integer factors of 131 that divides 115 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 115 and 131. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 115 and 131 is 1.

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